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Fall Semester |
2025 |
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Orientation for full-time 1Ls |
August 18-19 |
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First Day of Classes |
August 21 |
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Labor Day Holiday |
September 1 |
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Add/Drop Deadline |
September 4 |
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Midterm Exam Reading Day |
September 26 |
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Midterm Examinations (non-exam classes on schedule) |
September 29-October 4 |
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Fall Break |
October 6-7 |
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Last Day of Classes |
November 25 |
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Thanksgiving Holiday |
November 27-28 |
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Final Exam Reading Days |
November 26 & December 1 |
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Final Examinations |
December 2 - December 13 |
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Commencement (Harrogate) |
December 13 |
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Spring Semester |
2026 |
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First Day of Classes |
January 12 |
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MLK Jr. Day Holiday |
January 19 |
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Add/Drop Deadline |
January 23 |
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Midterm Exam Reading Day |
February 20 |
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Midterm Examinations (non-exam classes on schedule) |
February 23-28 |
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Spring Break |
March 9-13 |
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Good Friday Holiday |
April 3 |
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Last Day of Classes |
April 22 |
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Final Exam Reading Days |
April 23-24 |
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Final Examinations |
April 27-May 9 |
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Commencement (Knoxville) |
May 7 |
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Summer Semester |
2026 |
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First Day of Classes |
May 26 |
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Add/Drop Deadline |
June 2 |
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Midterm Reading Day and Exams |
June 16-18 |
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Juneteenth Holiday |
June 19 |
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Independence Day Holiday |
July 3 |
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Last Day of Classes |
July 15 |
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Final Exam Reading Days |
July 16-17 |
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Final Exams/ Final Projects |
July 20-22 |
NOTE: Thursday, November 20 is an “academic Monday,” meaning that Monday classes will be held instead of the regularly scheduled classes that day. Tuesday, April 21 and Wednesday, April 22 are “academic Fridays,” meaning that Friday classes will be held instead of the regularly scheduled classes for those days.